What percent of jobs in New Jersey are held by immigrants?

About 30.2% of jobs in 2023. Immigrants are defined as foreign-born residents, including those who became US citizens, are authorized to work in the US, or are undocumented residents.

Data updated January 30, 2025

In 2023

3 in 10

employed workers were immigrants

In 2023

30.2%

of employed workers were immigrants

While immigrants hold 30.2% of jobs, they make up 28.4% of the total working-age population in New Jersey. This indicates a higher employment rate than expected. The working-age population includes everyone aged 16 and above.

In 2023, a larger percentage of jobs were held by immigrants in New Jersey than the US average.

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Immigrant participation in the workforce varies across industries. In New Jersey, the largest gap between foreign-born and native-born workers was in the educational/health services industry, where 19.3% of the foreign-born working-age population were employed compared to 26.3% of native-born workers.

The percentage of employed people varies between different sectors in New Jersey.

Percentage of employed population in 2023

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The labor force participation rate — the percentage of the working-age population working or actively seeking work — for immigrants in New Jersey was 70.8%, higher than the 65.2% rate for the native-born population. This shows that immigrants were seeking work at a higher rate than the native-born population in the state.

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Methodology

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The analysis was generated with the help of AI and reviewed by USAFacts for accuracy.

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US Census Bureau
American Community Survey (ACS)